Humanitarian Award Honors Springs Doctor

NAMES AND FACES

May 24, 1995|Chris Allen

Dr. Joel Frankel has received the City of Hope Spirit of Life Humanitarian Award for his contributions to the community and his profession over the past 15 years.

He is a founder and chairman of the board of the Florida Institute of Health, chief of staff of Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital and a member of the executive committee and board of trustees. He also serves as the director of the Cardiopulmonary Department of Florida Medical Center.

In addition, Dr. Frankel is chairman of the Gold Coast Opera Company and past chairman of the board of directors of the Coral Springs City Centre.

The Spirit of Life Humanitarian Award was presented at a banquet in his honor in March. The event, at Temple Beth Israel in Lauderhill, was sponsored by the Tamarac Concordia Chapter of City of Hope.

Dr. Frankel, his wife, Ellen, and their two children live in Coral Springs. --

Thomas Bechert, a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, participated in a weekend workshop on laser physics/chaos earlier this year at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisc.

He was chosen for the workshop on the basis of strong performance in high school physics, chemistry, mathematics, computing and scientific extracurricular programs. While at the university, he attended lectures and laboratory sessions, receiving hands-on experience with state-of-the-art laser, computation and graphics equipment.

Bechert, one of only 20 students from across the nation invited to participate in the workshop, is the son of Kenneth and Catherine Bechert of Coral Springs.

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Dr. Ann Brandt, director of Senior Services for Jewish Family Services of Broward County, has been elected president of the board of directors of the Service Agency for Senior Citizens.

The agency operates the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Senior Aides Program, a subsidized employment program for seniors. Dr. Brandt is included in the 1995-96 edition of Who's Who of American Women. In 1980 she was named "Outstanding Young Woman in America."She is a clinical psychologist and a former associate professor at the Institute for the Study of Aging at Nova University.